Railroad tie remover



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AL/u ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 16, 1951 RAILROAD TIE. REMOVE'R Emil W. Maves, Stanley, Wis, .assi-gnur of one- 7 half to A. R. Heagle, Stanley, Wis.

Application August 13, 1947, 'SerialiNo'. 768,433

This invention relates to a railroad tie remover.

It is an object of the presentfinvention to prov ide a tie remover which is adapted to be carried upon a wheel truck that may traverse the rails and. will support the remover. -in a manner by which it is easily accessible for engagement with the end of a tie and whereby the same can be swung to an out-of-use position for the purpose of transport.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a tie remover which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, convenient to use and efiicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the tie remover embodying the features of the present invention and a section being taken through the,

supporting rod which connects the tie remover with the truck.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tie remover.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the tie remover taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and with the operating arm extended rearwardly and before its advancement to push the tie.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken generally on the same line 33 of Fig. 2 but with the operating handle pivoted forwardly to again position the dog for efiecting the advancement of the railroad tie upon the return stroke of the operating arm.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the tie remover.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the tie remover and the supporting connections for the same on the truck and illustrating with dotted lines how the tie remover can be pivoted upon its support from the truck and rested upon a bracket for the purpose of being transported by the truck.

Figure 7 is a section through the bar mountouter end and as indicated at l! to pivotally support a main body or carrier l8 to which the various parts of the tie remover as indicated generally at l9 are operatively connected. This body [8 has a flat bottom plate or base 2| and upright portions or side plates 22. The body is connected to the supporting arm l5'by its upright portion 22 at the one-side of the body. Between the side or upright portions 22 there are extended uide rollers 23 and-24 'onwhich an adjustable pusner member or rack bar 25 is rested. The adjustable member has a pointed end -2=B""-tvhich engages with the end of the tie H] to push the same, from beneath the rails II and I2. On the rear end of the adjustable member 25 is a handle 26 which may be grasped to withdraw the member 25 from its engagement with the tie l0. On a medial portion of the top of the member 25 are ratchet teeth 21 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 28 of an operating member 29 pivoted as indicated at 30 between the upright portions 22.. A flanged roller 22' straddles the ratchet teeth 21 and engages the member 25 at the sides of the teeth 21 to maintain the member 25 on the rollers 23, 24. The socket member 29 has an opening therein for receiving a long operating handle or hand lever 3|. When the handle is not in place, a projection 33 with a ball handle 34 thereon can be used to reciprocate the member 29 on the pivot 30.

The member 29 is pivoted between the portions 22 as indicated at 35 and on the same pivot there extends a handle 36 by which the tie remover can be lifted. Also on the pivot 35 is a forwardly extending arm 31 which has downwardly extending projections 38 thereon for engagement with the rails. As the member 29 is pivoted in a clockwise direction as viewed on the figures, the pawl 28, when in engagement with the teeth 21, will advance the member 25 and the tie It so as to push the tie from beneath the rails l l and I2.

Pivoted to the pawl 28 is a handle M which can be used for lifting the pawl to release the bar 25. As the handle and the member 29 are adjusted from the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to the position shown in Fig. 4, the member 25 and the tie 10 will be advanced continually as the operating member 29 is worked back and forth and until the full length of the adjustable member 25 has been extended beyond the main body IB.

When it is desired to transport the device, the bolt 13 may be removed and the device bodily carried on truck l3 or else the arm 31 and the adjustable member 25 with the main body l8 can be pivoted on pivot I! in a clockwise (Fig. 6) direction so that the adjustable member 25 can be pulled back and rested on a laterally support- .ing arm on the truck l3 in which case portions of the device overhang the ties and do not interfere with movement of truck l3.

To return the adjustable member 25, the pawl 28 is raised and by means of the handle 26 the adjustable member 25 can be withdrawn through the body It! and upon the rollers 23 and 24.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

In a railroad tie remover, the combination which comprises a rack bar having ratchet teeth in the upper edge adapted to be positioned against one end ofa railroad tie and suspended whereby it is aligned with the tie, a carrier comprising a base having upwardly extended side plates positioned around the rack bar and having guide rollers positioned above and below the said rack bar; a; socket member positioned in the upper part of thecarrier, a pin pivotally mounting the said socket member in the side plates of the carrier with the said socket member positioned above the rack bar, a pawl pivotally mounted on the lower end of the said socket member at a point spaced below the pin pivotally mounting the EMIL W. MAVES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 952,378 Stephens Mar. 15, 1910 968,150 Hackett et a1. Aug. 23, 1910 1,078,182 Wilder Nov. 11, 1913 1,186,002 Jones June 6, 1916 1,403,277 Wilder Jan. 10, 1922 1,613,037 Knifien Jan. 4, 1927 1,627,094 Hoover May 3, 1927 1,836,082 McManus Dec. 15, 1931 2,466,608 Maves Apr. 5, 

